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Dental Clinic grant launches school-based oral health program.

Stanly County Dental Clinic receives a $65,000 grant to launch a school-based oral health program.

February 20, 2019 | The Stanly News & Press

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Thinking Deeply about Evaluation

The Endowment recently invited Virginia Tech professor Tom Archibald and Jane Buckley of JCB Consulting to lead internal workshops on Evaluative Thinking, a set of habits that aims to help leaders make sound judgments using good evidence. Given the increasing focus on evidence-based programs and enhancing foundation strategy, we thought we’d share some of their insights.

February 4, 2019 | The Duke Endowment

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Coalition Receives Duke Endowment Grant to Improve Health in Georgetown County

A coalition of community partners has received a $450,000 grant to help improve health in Georgetown County.

January 10, 2019 | South Strand News

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Family Connects Program Garners National Publicity on CBS News

Unique program developed at Duke University sends nurses into the homes of new, often nervous, parents.

January 4, 2019 | CBSNews.com

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Opening their Home and Hearts

The first time the Stanfields met Alexis, she was 4. Dressed in pink shorts and a white T-shirt, she had long brown hair that draped her pale face. Removed from her family because of safety concerns, she was waiting for her social worker to find her a temporary home. Her clothing and her stuffed bunny filled the black plastic garbage bag beside her.

October 15, 2018 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr.

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Sowing Change in Rural Churches

The large sign has only three words — Goldston Community Garden — and that’s intentional.

October 15, 2018 | Robert R. Webb III

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Dental Project Meets Patients’ Special Needs

A medical school’s specialized program is showing dentists how to help clients with special needs.

October 11, 2018 | Dr Elizabeth Pilcher and Dr. Michelle Ziegler

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Good News for Child Welfare Reform

New federal child welfare reforms hold promise, three N.C. social services directors say.

September 28, 2018 | Donna Fayko, Glenn Osborne, Stoney Blevins

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Grantee Feedback New Hope for Vulnerable Children

A national child welfare expert says a new law offers promising new avenues for reform.

September 28, 2018 | Robert Geen

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Fellowship Building Strong Partnerships

Strong community partnerships are essential for maximizing social impact. Don Jonas of Care Ring explains how his nonprofit agency cultivates these strategic alliances.

July 10, 2018 | Jay E. Kennedy

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Safe Housing for Neighbors in Need

When a group of young volunteers descended on Yvonne Vinson’s mobile home last summer, they replaced the buckled carpeting in her living room and eating area, and repaired a damaged bathroom floor.

June 29, 2018 | Kristen R. Richardson-Frick

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Helping Hospitals in the Carolinas Become Baby-Friendly

In North Carolina and South Carolina, a new effort is aimed at improving maternity care and breastfeeding rates in underserved areas — and helping babies get the healthy start they need.

June 11, 2018 | Stacy E. Warren